Off to Germany for the ninth round of the 2015 MotoGP, with championship hopefuls lining up on the grid at Sachsenring, just outside of Chemnitz. A relatively new course, it first hosted the MotoGP in 1998, and this year was once more the site of all the high-speed thrills we've come to expect from this competition.

Jorge Lorenzo of Movistar Yamaha roared into the lead and looked set for a win, until reigning champion Marc Marquez came from behind: building on his second place finish in the last round, the Respol Honda rider continues his fight to overcome the poor form and bad luck that plagued him earlier in the season.

Claiming the win, Marquez was followed across the line by teammate Dani Pedrosa, who fought off advances from season-leader Valentino Rossi. Rossi claimed third ahead of teammate Lorenzo, who took fourth.

Marquez's win sees him make a stronger claim on moving up the table, closing the gap between his fourth and Andrea Iannone's third to just four points. Rossi and Lorenzo continue to dominate, and at the season's mid-point – with nine rounds left to go – things could go either way.

1

Valentino ROSSI

Yamaha

ITA

179

2

Jorge LORENZO

Yamaha

SPA

166

3

Andrea IANNONE

Ducati

ITA

118

4

Marc MARQUEZ

Honda

SPA

114

5

Andrea DOVIZIOSO

Ducati

ITA

87

6

Bradley SMITH

Yamaha

GBR

87

7

Dani PEDROSA

Honda

SPA

67

8

Cal CRUTCHLOW

Honda

GBR

66

9

Pol ESPARGARO

Yamaha

SPA

64

10

Maverick VIÑALES

Suzuki

SPA

57

11

Danilo PETRUCCI

Ducati

ITA

51

12

Aleix ESPARGARO

Suzuki

SPA

44

13

Yonny HERNANDEZ

Ducati

COL

32

14

Scott REDDING

Honda

GBR

30

15

Hector BARBERA

Ducati

SPA

19

16

Loris BAZ

Yamaha Forward

FRA

14

17

Alvaro BAUTISTA

Aprilia

SPA

13

18

Jack MILLER

Honda

AUS

12

19

Stefan BRADL

Yamaha Forward

GER

9

20

Michele PIRRO

Ducati

ITA

8

21

Nicky HAYDEN

Honda

USA

8

22

Eugene LAVERTY

Honda

IRL

7

23

Hiroshi AOYAMA

Honda

JPN

5

24

Mike DI MEGLIO

Ducati

FRA

2

25

Alex DE ANGELIS

ART

RSM

1

Next month we head to America, for the Red Bull Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – it should be a big one!

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